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Population Pyramid of Algeria2024

Total population
46.8M
Median age
29.3
Peak year
2090
Peak population
65.1M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 9.0M · median age 19.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 18.6M · median age 16.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 30.9M · median age 21.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 46.8M · median age 29.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 59.6M · median age 35.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 64.5M · median age 47.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Algeria presently shows an expansive pyramid with a young median age, characteristic of the early demographic transition — fertility remains high while mortality has fallen. The median age in 2024 is 29.3 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 30.3% of the population; people 65 and older account for 6.6%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Algeria's peak population in 2090.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 9.0 million with median age 19.4. Projected 2100 values are 64.5 million and median age 47.7.

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